GRE Word List
EMISSARY
one designated as the agent of another : representative
The meaning of the word emissary is one designated as the agent of another : representative.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |
| vehement | marked by forceful energy : powerful |
| disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |
| balmy | having the qualities of balm : soothing |
| wry | twist |
| torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |
| dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| curb | an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter |